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Pseudoceros reticulatus

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Psedoceros reticulatus (commonly known as the mottled flatworm) is a hermaphroditic marine flatworm species that belongs to the Pseudocerotidae family.[1][2]

Size

On average, the flatworm is 1.4 in (3.6 cm) long and 0.8 in (2.0 cm) wide.[1]

Habitat and Distribution

The flatworm can be found in the seabed of tropical oceans such as the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Reproduction

As a hermaphrodite, the mottled flatworm reproduces by laying eggs.[1]

Diet

The primary diet of the flatworm consists of dead bodies on the sea floor and smaller animals.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Burnie, David (1998). The DK Nature Encyclopedia. New York: DK Publishing, Inc. pp. 27. ISBN 0-7894-3411-3.
  2. ^ Tyler S. Artois T., Schilling S., Hooge M. & Bush L.F. (eds). (2019). WoRMS Turbellarians: World List of turbellarian worms (Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora) (version 2019-03-05). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
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Pseudoceros reticulatus: Brief Summary

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Psedoceros reticulatus (commonly known as the mottled flatworm) is a hermaphroditic marine flatworm species that belongs to the Pseudocerotidae family.

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